before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
by myself; in person; by oneself
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
(social) position; status
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to jump at; to be attracted by
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be kind to; to treat kindly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?